SINGAPORE, Dec 30 — A manufacturing worker who bit off her colleague’s fingertip during a dispute in Singapore was sentenced to eight months and two weeks’ jail yesterday.
Li Yali, a 37-year-old Chinese national, pled guilty in a Singapore District Court to voluntarily causing hurt, with a second similar charge taken into consideration, Singapore-based news outlet CNA reported.
The court heard that the incident stemmed from a confrontation on the night of July 11, when both women were seeking jobs at another company in Jalan Boon Lay.
Li accused her colleague of badmouthing her, leading to a heated exchange of insults that escalated into a physical fight in which the victim was scratched and left bleeding.
